Bill Evans - The Complete Riverside Recordings (18xLP + Box, Comp, Ltd) (Near Mint (NM or M-))

Media Condition:  Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)
Country:    Japan  
Released:  1985
Genre:       Jazz
Style:         Bop, Post Bop, Modal, Cool Jazz

Comments:
Records are in great shape, cover has some light wear and markings. Obi is folded inside and has some foxing, otherwise a beautiful product
 

Notes:

1985 limited Japanese edition comes with obi strip and 2 booklets (Red in English/Green in Japanese).
The Japanese edition was only available as pre-order.

This compilation presents, on 18 LP'S, the full results of 20 recording sessions from the pivotal eight-year period (1956-63) that launched the remarkable career of Bill Evans and defined his position as one of the most significant, pace-setting jazz pianists of all time.

Here, in chronological order, are 151 performances, including the entire existing output of the legendary 1961 Village Vanguard session, as well as 17 selections from a previously unissued solo studio session and seven other unreleased items. Ranging from solo to quintet, this collection also features such major artists as Cannonball Adderley, Freddie Hubbard, Philly Joe Jones, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Zoot Sims, and Scott LaFaro.

Contains a 32-page illustrated booklet that includes rare photographs, full discographical details, an appreciation of Evans by noted critic Martin Williams, and personnal commentary on each session by producer Orrin Keepnews

Riverside Records
Tenth and Parker
Berkeley, CA 94710
℗ 1984 Fantasy, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.

A1. I Love You 3:52
A2. Five 4:01
A3. Conception 4:43
A4. Easy Living 3:49
A5. Displacement 2:33
A6. Speak Low 5:06
B1. Our Delight 4:42
B2. No Cover, No Minimum [Take 1-Alternate] 8:09
B3. No Cover, No Minimum [Take 2-Originally Issued] 7:30
B4. I've Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 1:36
B5. Waltz For Debby 1:16
B6. My Romance 1:54
C1. Minority 5:18
C2. Young And Foolish 5:52
C3. Night And Day 7:32
C4. Oleo 4:07
D1. Tenderly 3:30
D2. What Is There To Say? 4:52
D3. Peace Piece 6:41
D4. Lucky To Be Me 3:36
D5. Some Other Time 6:07
D6. Epilogue 0:39
E1. You And The Night And The Music 7:20
E2. How Am I To Know? 6:18
E3. Woody'n You [Take 1] 4:25
E4. Woody'n You [Take 2] 4:10
F1. My Heart Stood Still 5:21
F2. Green Dolphin Street 8:09
F3. Peri's Scope 3:12
F4. Witchcraft 4:32
G1. Spring Is Here 5:04
G2. What Is This Thing Called Love? 4:34
G3. Come Rain Or Come Shine 3:19
G4. Blue In Green [Take 2-Previously Unissued] 4:24
G5. Blue In Green [Take 3-Originally Issued] 5:23
H1. Autumn Leaves [Mono] 5:22
H2. Autumn Leaves [Stereo] 5:56
H3. Some Day My Prince Will Come 4:52
H4. When I Fall In Love 4:54
I1. Elsa 5:08
I2. Sweet And Lovely 5:51
I3. Beautiful Love [Take 1-Previously Unissued] 6:03
I4. Beautiful Love [Take 2-Originally Issued] 5:04
J1. I Wish I Knew 4:39
J2. The Boy Next Door 5:06
J3. Haunted Heart 3:25
J4. Nardis 5:49
J5. How Deep Is The Ocean? 3:31
K1. Israel 6:09
K2. Who Cares? [Take 4-Previously Unissued] 5:53
K3. Who Cares? [Take 5-Originally Issued] 5:55
K4. Goodbye 6:14
L1. Nancy (With The Laughing Face) 4:05
L2. Toy 5:06
L3. Elsa 5:48
L4. Waltz For Debby 5:12
L5. Venice 2:52
M1. Know What I Mean? [Take 12-Alternate] 7:01
M2. Know What I Mean? [Take Re-7-Originally Issued] 4:52
M3. Alice In Wonderland [Take 1-Alternate] 6:59
M4. My Foolish Heart 4:53
N1. All Of You [Take 1-Previously Unissued] 8:07
N2. My Romance [Take 1-Originally Issued] 7:09
N3. Some Other Time 4:56
O1. Solar 8:52
O2. Gloria's Step [Take 2-Originally Issued] 6:09
O3. My Man's Gone Now 6:23
P1. All Of You [Take 2-Originally Issued] 8:16
P2. Detour Ahead [Take 1-Alternate] 7:13
P3. Waltz For Debby [Take 1-Alternate] 6:46
Q1. Alice In Wonderland [Take 2-Originally Issued] 8:33
Q2. Porgy [I Love You, Porgy] 5:57
Q3. My Romance [Take 2-Alternate] 7:12
R1. Milestones 6:29
R2. Detour Ahead [Take 2-Originally Issued] 7:38
R3. Gloria's Step [Take 3-Alternate] 6:54
S1. Waltz For Debby [Take 2-Originally Issued] 6:54
S2. All Of You [Take 3-Alternate] 8:04
S3. Jade Visions [Take 1-Alternate] 4:13
S4. Jade Visions [Take 2-Originally Issued] 3:43
S5. ... A Few Final Bars 0:24
T1. Danny Boy 10:37
T2. Like Someone In Love 6:25
T3. In Your Own Sweet Way 2:54
T4. Easy To Love 4:40
U1. How My Heart Sings 4:57
U2. Summertime 5:58
U3. If You Could See Me Now 4:28
U4. Walking Up 4:54
V1. Very Early 5:04
V2. Show-ype Tune 4:22
V3. Re: Person I Knew 5:43
V4. 34 Skidoo 6:20
W1. Polkadots And Moonbeams 5:00
W2. I Should Care 4:54
W3. I Fall In Love To Easily 2:40
W4. Ev'rything I Love 4:12
W5. In Love In Vain 4:59
X1. Starway To The Stars 4:50
X2. In Your Own Street Way [Take 1-Originally Issued] 6:56
X3. In Your Own Street Way [Take 2-Previously Unissued] 5:52
X4. It Might As Well Be Spring 6:04
Y1. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams 6:25
Y2. When You Wish Upon A Star 5:43
Y3. You Go To My Head 5:03
Y4. You And The Night And The Music 7:03
Z1. Interplay 8:13
Z2. I'll Never Smile Again [Take Re-6*-Previously Unissued] 6:35
Z3. I'll Never Smile Again [Take Re-7*-Originally Issued] 6:32
AA1. Loose Bloose [Take 3] 5:32
AA2. Loose Bloose [Take 4 And 2] 7:05
AA3. Fudgesickle Built For Four 4:29
AA4. Time Remembered 6:00
BB1. Funkarello 6:11
BB2. My Bells 5:22
BB3. There Came You 5:50
BB4. Fun Ride 5:15
CC1. What Kind Of Fool Am I? [Take 1-Previously Unissued] 6:13
CC2. Medley: My Favorite Things / Easy To Love / Baubles, Bangles And Beads [Previously Unissued] 12:27
CC3. When I Fall In Love [Previously Unissued] 3:01
DD1. Medley: "Spartacus" Love Theme / Nardis [Previously Unissued] 8:37
DD2. Everything Happens To Me [Previously Unissued] 5:41
DD3. April In Paris [Previously Unissued] 5:51
EE1. All The Things You Are [Previously Unissued] 9:07
EE2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town [Previously Unissued] 4:29
EE3. I Loves You, Porgy [Previously Unissued] 5:49
FF1. What Kind Of Fool Am I? [Previously Unissued] 6:48
FF2. Love Is Here To Stay [Previously Unissued] 3:59
FF3. Ornithology [Previously Unissued] 5:30
FF4. Medley: Autumn In New York / How About You? [Previously Unissued] 6:20
GG1. All The Things You Are [Previously Unissued] 8:48
GG2. Lover Man 5:05
GG3. Love Is Here To Stay 4:48
GG4. Stella By Starlight 4:59
HH1. 'Round Midnight 8:58
HH2. Who Cares? 5:22
HH3. The Boy Next Door 5:24
HH4. Isn't It Romantic? 4:39
II1. What Is This Thing Called Love? 5:48
II2. How About You? 4:04
II3. Blues In F / Five 5:41
II4. Everything Happens To Me 4:46
II5. In A Sentimental Mood 4:23
JJ1. My Heart Stood Still 4:33
JJ2. Time Remembered 5:37
JJ3. Wonder Why 5:16
JJ4. Swedish Pastry 5:48

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Rights Society JASRAC
Other ¥27,000

Phonographic Copyright (p) Fantasy, Inc.
Copyright (c) Fantasy, Inc.
Recorded At Nola Recording Studios
Recorded At Reeves Sound Studios
Recorded At Plaza Sound Studios
Recorded At Bell Sound Studios
Recorded At Sound Makers Studio
Recorded At Village Vanguard
Recorded At Shelly's Manne-Hole
Manufactured By Victor Musical Industries, Inc.